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Timeline of Ocaña, Colombia

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Timeline of Ocaña, Colombia

The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Ocaña, Colombia.

Contents

Prior to 20th century

  • 1570 - Ocaña is founded by the captain Francisco Fernandez de Contreras.
  • 1575 - Ocaña is given the city title.
  • 1584 - San Francisco Church built.
  • 1596 - San Agustin Temple built.
  • 1680 - Plaza del 29 de Mayo restored.
  • 1749 - Virgen de Torcoroma church built.
  • 1813 - The Campaña Admirable troops are formed by Simon Bolivar, during the independence war.
  • 1820 - The martyrs of Ocaña are written off by the royalist guerrilla Los Colorados.
  • 1826 - El dulce nombre church built.
  • 1828 - The Constituent Convention is held in the San Francisco Temple, in this convention the Gran Colombia is dissolved.
  • 1849 - Ocaña and near populations found the province of Ocaña.
  • 1851 - Columna de la libertad de los esclavos (Freedom of slaves column) erected at the center of the Plaza del 29 de Mayo.
  • 1875 - Ermitage of Nuestra Señora de las gracias de Torcoroma built.
  • 1889 - La Presentación School opens.
  • 1891 - Claridad Santa Ana Hospital inaugurated.
  • 1893 - La jabonería (soap factory) in business.
  • 1894 - Club Ocaña inaugurated.

    • 20th century

  • 1916 - The Jose Eusebio Caro School built.
  • 1919 - First vehicle in Ocaña.
  • 1929 - A 46 km long gondola lift is built between Ocaña and Gamarra, connecting Ocaña to the Magdalena River.
  • 1932 - The Cristo Rey statue erected in the Cristo Rey mount.
  • 1934 - The jesuit community leaves the city.
  • 1937 - The San Francisco Temple is recognized as national monument.
  • 1940
  • San Antonio Nursing home inaugurated.
  • Bust of Francisco de Paula Santander erected in Plaza 29 de Mayo.
  • 1944 - Rural School of Ocaña founded.
  • 1945
  • Home School of Ocaña is founded.
  • Commerce Club of Ocaña established.
  • Morales Berti teather inaugurated.
  • 1946
  • Ocaña-Cucuta alternate road inaugurated, covering other municipalities and townships.
  • First edition of Ocaña's Carnival.
  • Club de leones established.
  • 1955 - Emiro Quintero Cañizares Hospital built.
  • 1959 - First edition of Desfile de los Genitores.
  • 1962 - Kennedy School inaugurated.
  • 1970 - Aeropuerto Aguas Claras (airport) built.
  • 1972
  • February: Urbanization in the actual neighborhood of Buenos Aires is held by Pío Quesada.
  • October: TELECOM (Colombian company of telecommunications) headquarters opens in Ocaña.
  • 1974 - Desfile de los Genitores reorganized.
  • 1975 - Headquarters of the Francisco de Paula Santander university start operating.
  • 1976 - Headquarters of the national educational institute SENA built.
  • 1977 - Public Library of Ocaña opens, in the San Francisco cloister.

    • 21st century

  • 2009 - State airline Satena restarts air traffic in the Aeropuerto Aguas Claras with a daily flight to Cucuta, Capital of Norte de Santander.

    • References

    Timeline of Ocaña, Colombia Wikipedia
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